The publication is the result of a major new research project of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). The project was managed by IOM Vienna and funded by the European Commissionu0092s Directorate for Employment and Social Affairs. It analyses migration trends in six EU accession...

This report provides four sets of recommendations with close to forty detailed action proposals aiming at improving institutional capacities in the Western Balkans and Turkey to ensure media freedom and freedom of expression. Almost one hundred and eighty journalists, media owners, members of...

This evaluation report covers CARDS assistance to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, with a special focus on the Economic Development, Local and Municipal Development and Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) sectors for the period 2000-2006. The interventions concerned the support to...

This evaluation report covers the CARDS assistance to the Republic of Serbia, with a special focus on Local and Municipal Development, Economic Development, Justice and Integrated Border Management sectors during the period 2000-2006.

When calculating the cost of Turkish membership for the incumbent members, one must appreciate that this process is highly speculative. Not only Turkey, but also the EU are evolving and changing constantly. In addition, one cannot know with certainty what the rules concerning the budget will be...

The paper argues that the collapse of the European Council Summit in Brussels on 13 December 2003 and the failure to agree the new constitutional treaty throws the Union into a major and unprecedented crisis. Attempts by many EU politicians to talk the severity of the crisis down will not help...

This paper assesses the legislative achievements made so far in the objectives set by the Amsterdam Treaty and the Tampere European Council. It explores why a number of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) policy areas have experienced a greater degree of development or convergence than others. The...